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Jacket Blurb for The Poisoned Pawn!

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

You’ve seen the new cover for The Poisoned Pawn: here’s the jacket blurb! When Cuban Inspector Ricardo Ramirez is dispatched to Canada and told to bring home a priest found in possession of child pornography depicting Cuban children, he knows … Continue reading →

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Fantastic News!

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

The Penguin US sales reps have chosen The Beggar’s Opera as their Winter 2013 fiction pick! Out of the hundreds and hundreds of titles to choose from, I’m gobsmacked (and delighted) that they’ve chosen mine! The Beggar’s Opera will be … Continue reading →

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Getting Published e-book Jacket cover!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

And here it is, the cover that my amazingly talented daughter, Jade, has come up with for my e-book on Getting Published!  

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Updates on publication…

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

I’ve learned that The Beggar’s Opera‘s jacket cover  will have what’s called French flaps. These are the covers that have an extension that folds in (I love them because I can open that fold and use it as a bookmark). The … Continue reading →

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Cover Art by Jade Blair

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

A plug here for the talented Jade Blair (yes, my daughter), whose artwork graces the cover of this album: Main Attrakionz – 808s & Dark Grapes II Need an e-book cover or a jacket? She’s very good. Well done, Jade! … Continue reading →

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Preparing a book jacket

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

Every now and then I hear a horror story about an author whose jacket cover doesn’t remotely resemble his/her book. (I can’t remember who the author was anymore, but I recall hearing about one where the book jacket showed a … Continue reading →

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Carpal tunnel

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

I haven’t been posting lately because I am suffering from one of those injuries that writers are prone to: carpal tunnel. Traumeel (a homeopathic ointment); ice, and Celebrex are helping, but today is the first day I’ve been able to … Continue reading →

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Movie/book tie-ins?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

The Assassin’s Accomplice has accomplished something interesting. I’m not quite sure how I feel about it, and welcome your thoughts. The author managed to get some film shots from a Robert Redford-directed movie (The Conspirator) based on the same subject … Continue reading →

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